Right to counsel

While a state may have many statutes, court decisions, or court rules governing
appointment of counsel for a particular subject area, a "Key Development" is a
statute/decision/rule that prevails over the others (example: a state high court
decision finding a categorical right to counsel in guardianships cases takes
precedence over a statute saying appointment in guardianship cases is
discretionary).

Litigation, Civil Contempt in Family Court

The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals extended a case finding a right to counsel in criminal contempt cases to civil contempt. The Court of Appeals based its decision on State ex rel. Payne v. Empire Life Insurance Co., 351 So. 2d 538, 542 (Ala. 1977), which was about criminal contempt.

Cite: Wright v. Wright, 630 So. 2d 450, 452 (Ala. Civ. App. 1992)

If "yes",
the established right to counsel or
discretionary appointment of counsel
is
limited
in some way, including any of: the only authority
is a
lower/intermediate court decision or a city council,
not a high court or state legislature; there
has been
a subsequent case that
has
cast doubt; a statute
is
ambiguous; or the right or discretionary appointment
is not
for all types of individuals or proceedings
within that category.